False.
Just Announced
Starsky wrote:seems anecdotal…I want data
Definitely the reason. Suddenly you couldn’t go to a bar without hearing Journey blasting and people singing along.
Yada wrote:Starsky wrote:
they became popular with a new generation when Don’t stop believing was used in the Sopranos finale; more popular than at any time since 1983.
As far as Pineda vs Perry: regardless of vocal chops people generally prefer the original….you know, the guy who wrote and delivered the song when it impacted them
Lolwut.
Sopranos playing their already extremely well known hit didn't increase any popularity… maybe on iTunes for 48 hrs?
y'all keep on talking about the sopranos (2007), but i think that glee (2014) had an equal if not a bigger role in getting Don't Stop Believing back into the mainstream.
D.S.B was "an extremely well known song" only among the classic rock set prior to it being boosted - twice - by a popular TV show. it's omnipresent now, but how many teenagers knew the song in the mid-2000's, vs. the mid-2010? way, way fewer. calling it a 48-hour bump is to show a lack of mainstream awareness.
welp, looks like you all have some takes that seem to be backed by some data
no one mentioned Rock of Ages tho?
Wikipedia has some good data
A top-10 worldwide hit in 1981, "Don't Stop Believin'" became the group's signature song and has continued to endure over the years. Decades after its release, it became the best-selling digital track from the twentieth century, with over seven million downloads. Critics acclaimed its anthemic qualities; music magazine Rolling Stone ranked it among its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2022, the single was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[2] Cover versions have included the cast of the American comedy-drama Glee in 2009, which outperformed the original internationally.
In 2007, the song gained press coverage and a sharp growth in popularity for its use in the famous final scene of HBO's The Sopranos series finale "Made in America". Steve Perry was initially hesitant to allow the song to be used in The Sopranos but later agreed.[14] Digital downloads of the song soared following the episode's airing and the exposure motivated the band members to overcome the struggles they were having at the time and find a replacement lead singer after former lead singer Steve Augeri’s departure.[15][16]
The song has for years been commonly played at Detroit Red Wings home games. During the last minutes of playoff victories, the volume is lowered during the "born and raised in south Detroit" line, which is instead sung by home fans.[17][18] It was played at the closing ceremony of the Red Wings long-time home Joe Louis Arena in 2017. It is also used at other Detroit sporting events.[19]
The song is played during the 8th inning of every San Francisco Giants home game. Steve Perry is a Giants season ticket holder and memorably led the crowd in the song during a game in the World Series in 2014.[20] In addition, after the Giants won the 2010 World Series, Fox Sports used the song to close out their postgame coverage of the fifth and deciding game of the series.
The song got a boost when it was used as the closing number in Rock of Ages, a jukebox musical featuring hits of the '80s. The show ran on Broadway from 2009 to 2015, and in 2012 was made into a movie starring Tom Cruise.[21]
oh and this and this does back Hutch's assement
It is the number one paid digital download song originally released in the 20th century,[25] and was also the 72nd most downloaded song of 2008, and 84th most downloaded song of 2009 in the store, over 27 years after its release. On August 31, 2009 the song topped the 3 million mark in paid downloads.[26] It is the best-selling digital song from a pre-digital-era
no one mentioned Rock of Ages tho?
Wikipedia has some good data
A top-10 worldwide hit in 1981, "Don't Stop Believin'" became the group's signature song and has continued to endure over the years. Decades after its release, it became the best-selling digital track from the twentieth century, with over seven million downloads. Critics acclaimed its anthemic qualities; music magazine Rolling Stone ranked it among its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2022, the single was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[2] Cover versions have included the cast of the American comedy-drama Glee in 2009, which outperformed the original internationally.
In 2007, the song gained press coverage and a sharp growth in popularity for its use in the famous final scene of HBO's The Sopranos series finale "Made in America". Steve Perry was initially hesitant to allow the song to be used in The Sopranos but later agreed.[14] Digital downloads of the song soared following the episode's airing and the exposure motivated the band members to overcome the struggles they were having at the time and find a replacement lead singer after former lead singer Steve Augeri’s departure.[15][16]
The song has for years been commonly played at Detroit Red Wings home games. During the last minutes of playoff victories, the volume is lowered during the "born and raised in south Detroit" line, which is instead sung by home fans.[17][18] It was played at the closing ceremony of the Red Wings long-time home Joe Louis Arena in 2017. It is also used at other Detroit sporting events.[19]
The song is played during the 8th inning of every San Francisco Giants home game. Steve Perry is a Giants season ticket holder and memorably led the crowd in the song during a game in the World Series in 2014.[20] In addition, after the Giants won the 2010 World Series, Fox Sports used the song to close out their postgame coverage of the fifth and deciding game of the series.
The song got a boost when it was used as the closing number in Rock of Ages, a jukebox musical featuring hits of the '80s. The show ran on Broadway from 2009 to 2015, and in 2012 was made into a movie starring Tom Cruise.[21]
oh and this and this does back Hutch's assement
It is the number one paid digital download song originally released in the 20th century,[25] and was also the 72nd most downloaded song of 2008, and 84th most downloaded song of 2009 in the store, over 27 years after its release. On August 31, 2009 the song topped the 3 million mark in paid downloads.[26] It is the best-selling digital song from a pre-digital-era
Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to reunite according to Ryan Adams who is currently on a sober high.
Yada wrote:
Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to reunite according to Ryan Adams who is currently on a sober high.
Call me when there's a Whiskeytown reunion.
Space wrote:Yada wrote:
Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to reunite according to Ryan Adams who is currently on a sober high.
Call me when there's a Whiskeytown reunion.
I meant to post this the other day, but he played 4 whiskeytown songs on one recent show
seems to be avoiding DC
sadly Space Wolf won't be joining this reunion
Wasn't Don't Stop Believin' also a big plot point on the O.C. in the early aughts - the Ben McKenzie character was a big fan of that song and it was played as a corny/endearing character trait.
UPDATE maybe it was Separate Ways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB8YWZ0MjDw
UPDATE maybe it was Separate Ways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB8YWZ0MjDw
the smakie thread is over there if you want an answer to that
snickett-Hatch wrote:Space wrote:Yada wrote:
Ryan Adams and The Cardinals to reunite according to Ryan Adams who is currently on a sober high.
Call me when there's a Whiskeytown reunion.
I meant to post this the other day, but he played 4 whiskeytown songs on one recent show
seems to be avoiding DC
sadly Space Wolf won't be joining this reunion
He's playing at a venue in North Bethesda later this year.
bellenseb wrote:
Wasn't Don't Stop Believin' also a big plot point on the O.C. in the early aughts - the Ben McKenzie character was a big fan of that song and it was played as a corny/endearing character trait.
UPDATE maybe it was Separate Ways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB8YWZ0MjDw
I'm not even going to click that link.
DO NOT. INSULT. JOURNEY.
Belle and Sebastian - skipping dc to do the National in Richmond in May
Hutch, would have thought you'd have some pull here, are you taking your scooter down to the National?
Hutch, would have thought you'd have some pull here, are you taking your scooter down to the National?
bellenseb wrote:I will say, I will never forget the guy doing the Air-Keyboards in this video
UPDATE maybe it was Separate Ways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB8YWZ0MjDw
snickett-Hatch wrote:Hutch, my friend’s AirBNB is available that day.
Belle and Sebastian - skipping dc to do the National in Richmond in May
Hutch, would have thought you'd have some pull here, are you taking your scooter down to the National?
snickett-Hatch wrote:
Belle and Sebastian - skipping dc to do the National in Richmond in May
Hutch, would have thought you'd have some pull here, are you taking your scooter down to the National?
Ha ha ha
Well this seems to be a tour of secondary markets….. having said that I think it’s vox populi on this board that their Anthem show was sparsely attended….it seems to me that when a promoter gets burned they aren’t running back for more
The National would be a good place to see them but hard to commit this far in advance!
B&S reverting to a 9:30 Club level band wouldn't be the worst thing
bellenseb wrote:very welcomed
B&S reverting to a 9:30 Club level band wouldn't be the worst thing
I think they would be a good Lincoln band too (or warner)
I feel like there's some B&S market fatigue in DC. I feel like they've played here like 6 times in 5 years.
Wait, are the Mountain Goats playing the Birchmere :(
Rick Springfield
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